Improvement in paper-bag holders



a. H. CLEVELAND.

Paper-Bag Holder.

No. 167,434, 7 Patented Sept. 7,1875.

WITNESSES I numa'rillzjuj i ATE l GEORGE H. CLEVELAND, OF CAMDEN, MAINE.

IMPROVEMENT IN PAPER-BAG HOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 167,434, datedSeptember 7, 1875; application filed July 3, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. CLEVE- LAND, of Camden, in the county ofKnox and State of Maine, have invented a new and useful Improvement inPaper Bag Holder, of which the following is a specification The figureis a perspective view of my improved paper-bag holder.

The invention will first be described in connection with the drawing,and then pointed out in the claim.

A is a plate of heavy brass or other suitable material, in the upper endof which is formed a hole to receive the nail or hook upon which thedevice is to be hung, and to its lower end is attached a pointed rod, B,of such a length as to be capable of holding a hundred paper bags, whichis the number always put up into a bundle. C is a plate of spring-brass,or other suitable material, the upper end of which is swiveled to theupper part of the plate A, a little below the hole in said plate A. Theplate C is bent twice at an angle, so as to bring its lower end intosuch a position as to receive the point of the pointed rod B in a holein said lower end. In using the device the lower end of the plate C issprung off the point of the rod B, and is turned to one side, so as toleave the rod B free. The bags or wrapping-paper are then placed uponthe rod B, a few at a time, until the whole hundred have been placedupon it, by forcing the said rod through the said bags as near theiredge as will hold them securely, and so near the edge that each bag maybe torn .off easily and without injuring the bag for use. It is designedto have as many holders as there are difl'erent sizes of bags to beused, and to hang them upon a post or partition one above the other, thelargest bags the lowest, and about four inches apart, which space,together with the gradual decrease in size "of the bags, will enable abag of the required size to be readily selected and torn off. When thebags of any size have been used up the holder can be taken down andrefilled without disturbing the others.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- The end-perforatedangle-plate C, swiveled to turn laterally on plate A, and made elasticto spring over or off a pin, B, as and for the purpose specified.

GEORGE H. CLEVELAND.

Witnesses:

SPENCER MERVIN, ALDEN MILLER, Jr.

